Fashion Design and Production, Technical Designer

Technical Designer and Production Support

Pleiades Designs - Lafayette CO

What we are looking for:

Production Support and Technical Design

Who we are:

Pleiades Designs is a Colorado based e-commerce children's fashion startup.

We create truly unique dresses made in limited batches from the finest textiles; heirloom pieces that are beautiful enough to hang on the wall — not just in a closet. Our dresses are sold exclusively through our e-commerce website to customers around the world. You can find more about us on our website www.pleiades-designs.com and instagram @pleiades_designs. See also our sister brand, Saint Ida, at www.saintida.com / @saint_ida

We are looking for a Production Support and Technical Designers to support our day to day production, in a highly creative and ever changing environment. This is a very detail oriented job that requires the ability to be a master planner, scheduler, know textile design and garment construction inside and out, to help support our wildly creative team, interface with suppliers, and keep production running smoothly.

Who you are:

You are someone who is incredibly detail oriented, creative at heart and love being in a fast paced environment. You are not easily overwhelmed by challenges and have strong problem solving skills. You have mastered excel, google sheets and you know how to make advanced documents using these applications. You contribute to our team by providing master production scheduling, manage all invoices, purchase orders, suppliers and sewers, you have connections in the garment industry and know how to find diverse suppliers in a pinch. You stay ahead of the market by researching ways to make us faster, better and more environmentally sound. You have fun at work, but take your job seriously. You have a college degree, are confident in your writing and design skills and are eager to grow a small company from garage to something great.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with scheduling all production and ensuring schedule is met
• Organizing and creating detailed tech packs and purchase orders with Excel and google sheets.
• Organizing and tracking inventory daily as it changes.
• Invoice master. You review all invoices that come in and go out and know how to spot the tiniest details that really matter to the company
• Constantly research ways to make our production run smoother, decrease errors and diversify our suppliers
• Update orders with sewers and insure that deadlines and schedules are met
• Track all quality control and communicate clearly with sewers and suppliers
• Use your knowledge of textiles and design to provide inputs into sample creations, new designs and improve on our current designs.

Requirements:

• Must have your own computer with access to Excel or, Apple equivalent, Numbers.
• Strong written communication skills.
• College degree or equivalent
• 1-3 years experience with garment development of production
• Proficient in Google Drive, Google Sheets and Google Documents.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.

Pay:

$17-30/hr depending on experience // Full Time (40 hours/week)

*Please submit your cover letter and resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $17.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Garment Construction: 1 year (Preferred)
• Adobe Illustrator: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person